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Cognitive Enhancement Drugs
Neil Halelamien writes "The LA Times has an article on various cognitive enhancement drugs which are currently undergoing clinical trials. These include ampakines which amplify the strength of electrical signals between neurons, HT-0712 which enhances the transfer from short-term to long-term memory, and gene therapy which revitalizes existing neurons. The article also describes successes with the drug Modafinil, which seems to sharpen attention and mental agility. The side effects of these sorts of drugs are not yet fully known, although many neuroscientists think that they may lead to 'mental clutter' or task-obsessiveness."
the Nobel prize committee will have to start testing for brain doping?
-or so you'd think
Just wait for the spam to come through. You can sign up there. Get your m0d@f1n1l here...
Nonsense. I've been taking them for years. No they don't. No they don't. No they don't. No they don't. No they don't. No they don't.
Screw cognitive drugs, I want drugs that give me pre-cognition!
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I knew my cat would be smarter than me some day, to make up for all the times he peed on my socks.
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Does cocaine make people smarter?
They certainly seem to think so, don't they.
There are no trails. There are no trees out here.
I wonder how long it will be before EA starts slipping these drugs into the curly fries at the company cafeteria. Why should employees be allowed to sleep when we can reprogram them not to need it?
The side effects of these sorts of drugs are not yet fully known, although many neuroscientists think that they may lead to 'mental clutter' or task-obsessiveness."
Sounds like some of the symptoms of a serious mental disorder, but 'Oh, wait. We have drugs for that'.
Sounds like me when I'm reading slashdot. Oh wait. We have slashdot for that.
They've already developed a mind enhancing drug, and it's called beer. It helps me understand women with precise clarity, something that I can't do when I'm totally sober and supposedly "thinking straight".
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All I can say, is well, um, uh, I don't remember what I was going to say.
Damn.
They used to call it "coke".
But then Nancy Reagan messed that all up.
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Oh and Dude, oriental is not the preferred nomenclature...
But given our culture, penis pills will still outsell brain enlargement pills 10-1
Can we enroll Dubya in the trials?
I must drink beer.
Beer is the painkiller.
And beer is the little drink that brings total satisfaction.
I will drink my beer.
I will permit it to pass through me.
And where the beer has gone there will be nothing.
Only a hangover will remain.
I started thinking "You could say the same thing about having a degree. " since for both the drugs and a degree, you get a productivity increase.
Huh? You're new on this planet aren't you?
Anyone who reads Slashdot regularly has no need to imagine it....
I don't care if it's 90,000 hectares. That lake was not my doing.
Sharpens you up for a bit o' the old ultra-violence.
Does cocaine make people smarter?
Cocaine's a hellova drug.
I've been alot more insightful since I started smoking weed, even when I'm not high.
Your blog says otherwise...
I am God!
I see it perfectly clearly. Consider the laws of physics. Everything in the universe holds to them. I certainly do. BUT! What defines the laws of physics? It is clearly what I do that defines them. It is what everything does but me included. So then I am God! So is everyone else of course but really its ME!
That is real insight for me. I decree that we shall all smoke weed. Then everyone can be as insightful as this fine gentleman.
Cocaine's one helluva drug.
I'm Rick James, Bitch.
You might want to consider factors other than the moderation on your slashdot comments when you determine how insightful you are.
I wish that my inferiority complex were as good as yours.
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